AppleTV to TimeCapsule

Need help urgent! I have MacBook, AppleTV, Time Capsule bought last year. All movies, musics, photos stored in Itunes MacBook which sync with Apple TV using Wifi connection from Time Capsule. Problem is now my MacBook & Apple TV hard disc are full. As I know that Time Capsule is work as hard disc.
How to transfer some movies/music/photos from AppleTV to Time Capsule? Because now when I took my MacBook out of the house, AppleTV doesn't work. Basically what I want is to transfer/sync some movies/music to watch at home without MacBook.
Thanks

iTunes > preferences > advanced
change iTunes media folder location to the TC
on the same tab, ensure the copy to ... when adding option is checkmarked
select (highlight) the movies in iTunes
right-click (or ctrl-click) and select consolidate files from the pop-up menu
when done, you may delete the original files on your MB's boot disk.
if you use the TC for time machine backups also, i suggest you create a suitably sized sparsebundle disk image on the TC for use with iTunes.
note that the TC's drive (or the disk image for iTunes) must be mounted on your desktop before you launch iTunes if you want to use the content stored there.
however, i don't recommend you use the TC to store your movie files:
you can not use time machine to backup the files on the TC
when your TC goes belly up, it will be very difficult to retrieve the date from it
instead, consider using a USB drive connected to the TC. that way, you could periodically connect the external to your Mac and use e.g. Carbon Copy Cloner to back it up to yet another external HD

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Welcome to the  Discussion Forums.
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Can I save my videos of iTunes in TimeCapsule to watch it in AppleTV without my MacBook? Thanks

I have an AppleTV and I want to buy TimeCapsule 2TB or 3TB. But I have this question: Can I save my videos of iTunes in TimeCapsule to watch it in AppleTV without my MacBook? Thanks

You can change the location of your iTunes Media folder from your MacBook HD to your Time Capsule. This will work, but only if your iTunes library is open Apple TV can access your content over Home Sharing. Apple TV cannot play the videos stored on your Time Capsule without iTunes.
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Then the amber light went on [and stayed on] for the TimeCapsule and the Airport Utility application reported the TC hard disk was damaged .
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Where is your computer's backup of all important data that should include your iTunes library and should have been created or updated immediately before installing a new OS? Did you lose all important data when doing do or just your iTunes content? The iPhone is not designed or intended to be used as a backup storage device.

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Ok, so if you attempt to play the file from the Apple TV1, and it says it can't find it... playing the file on the Mac Mini for a few seconds allows you to play the file on the Apple TV1. At that moment, is it necessary to repeat the same steps for any other file? or are ALL other files in the same library now accessible?
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Alan Stickells wrote:
Hi
Given I will have 3 computers on the go if I keep my currently old Imac running, I was wondering on the best way to keep everything nicely shared. This is where I thought to use the TimeCapsule to store all the files I am likely to share across the 3 computers.
which iMac do you have, how big is the drive? could you plug in an external drive & ethernet cable from the iMac direct to router? if so, this would save on the TC.
Is this a good idea or are there superior alternatives to using a TimeCapsule as a 'server'? Are there issues in programs such as iTunes on each machine mapping to 1 shared source for the file?
Try it with the iMac first.
If this approach is a good one, is it worth my money / effort in getting the 320gb HD or even installing a 500gb 7200rpm HD in the mini if the majority of storage will take place on the TimeCapsule?
You can only have 1 system which can have the iTunes library open directly at any given time. if iTunes is left open on the iMac 24/7, you can then see it as a shared library. iTunes 9 is suppose to be even better with this.
Given the sort of use I have in mind for the mini, would I notice the difference if I went for the 2.26 processer and better graphics card?
for the cost, not sure the .26 is that much of an upgrade. the graphics are NOT upgradeable, you only have the 9400.
also, with the price drop & hacks available, you could pickup an AppleTv instead. it would still talk to the old imac with the library.

OSX 10.6.7: No access to TimeCapsule

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Best Regards,
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cleberpinto wrote:
My Home has many rooms and walls are trick, which reduces the signal. To improve the signal, I bought 2 Airport Express, but never worked properly.
Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
What some people do wrong with network extension is to put the extending device too far from the main station. Try moving them to a point half way between the main station and the remote client.
When I put The express to Extends the signal, my macbook stops the TimeMachine Backup, my PS3 don´t logs on network and my And my browsing speed drops dramatically, but the sign of the signal is full.
That menu bar icon just shows you a rough indication of the signal from the nearest access point but doesn't reflect overall throughput. If you hold down an "option" key when you pull down that menu bar icon, you'll see a value for "RSSI", which is a better indicator of the signal strength.
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2347845&start=1
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Jaap74 wrote:
Two things that are not clear
- I think it is not possible to have iTunes running at the same time on two Macs in the discribed setting.
- I think over a wireless connection, it will reduce speed.
Anyone with experience?
I think what you mean is that it's not possible for two Macs to access the same iTunes library (ie. the same collection of media files) at the same time. From my research, this seems to be the case, and that's not my issue.
In my particular situation -- one that i'm sure is shared by many others -- my partner and i have separate user accounts on the same Mac, +entirely sharing a single iTunes Library+ (ie. same media files, same playlists, etc., as if we were a single user) and as long as we remember to quit iTunes whenever we walk away from the Mac (allowing the other to log in and launch iTunes and access our common library), this is not a problem.
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